Experience

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  Comerica, inc.

  Dec 1998 - Dec 2002

  Internal auditor

  Held positions of increasing responsibility in the Audit Department. Final responsibilities included leading and performing audits to determine adequacy of control environment and compliance with procedures, laws, and regulations. Areas of experience include: trust/fiduciary, international, lending, operations, and finance audits. Familiar with mainframe systems and a variety of other business applications.

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  Kellogg company

  Jan 2003 - Oct 2023

  • Primary liaison between senior management and the external auditor to negotiate optimal level of control.• Advise leadership on risk management and strategic priorities such as regulated ESG reporting, M&A, divestitures, and finance technology.• Strategic partner to the business, providing internal consulting services for integrated controls including: control assessment, gap identification, remediation action plan development and implementation, and reporting out to multiple levels of the business, including the Audit Committee.Specific accomplishments include: *Integrated controls lead on transformative transactions including: $2.4B cereal spin off and divestiture of $1B cookie division. *Emerging markets controls business partner for consolidated and non-consolidated joint ventures valued at over $1B. * Lead in preparing for SEC ESG disclosure controls requirements. * Control leadership on finance automation and technology efforts including the development and implementation of a standard risk assessment and control framework. *Developed standardized approach for evaluation and implementation of an integrated financial reporting controls design for organizational SAP implementations. *S4 Hana SAP GRC, Security & Controls project lead for recent implementations in Russia, India, and Brazil. *S4 Hana implementation controls consultant for our material, consolidated joint venture in Nigeria. Show less Lead a global team of 20+ direct and indirect reports that inspire and influence the organization to drive compliance with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Primary liaison between senior management, business, and the external auditor to negotiate an optimal level of control.Strategic partner to the business, providing internal consulting services. Advises Finance leadership on risk management and strategic initiatives such as M&A, divestitures, and automation. Holistic controls governance of integrated technologies leveraged for financial reporting and transactional processing. Show less Drives the organization's global compliance with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Primary liaison between senior management, business, internal audit, and external audit.Accomplishments: Day to day compliance management; increasing the quality and effectiveness of the SOX compliance process; designing SOX 404 annual plan and monitoring deliverables; creation and implementation of standardized testing and SOX procedures; streamlining and right-sizing efforts, communication with global business units and senior management through reporting, training, presentations, and individual assistance. Also responsible for global segregation of duties and sensitive access monitoring.Significant project work includes:2008 - Designed and managed the global implementation of risk management and compliance application for Section 404 compliance.2012 Pringles control integration for the Americas and global functions.2014 COSO 2013 adoption for SOX compliance Show less Provided overall direction for process and security controls design and integration.Lead business partner for process controls and Security design, including the implementation of GRC 5.3 Access Controls.Partnering with the process teams to develop, document, and validate future state and interim process controls with a focus on leveraging automated controls.Providing business readiness training for future state Section 404 compliance.Leadership positions for design, testing, and go-live activities Show less

  • Director, Internal Control over Emerging Markets & Significant Transactions

    Jan 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Director, Financial Reporting Control & Sarbanes Oxley Compliance

    May 2016 - Jan 2021

  • Manager/Senior Manager, Sarbanes Oxley & Internal Control

    Jun 2005 - May 2016

  • SAP Security & Controls Lead on Global Business Services Implementation

    May 2014 - May 2015

  • Security and Controls Integration Business Lead on SAP Implementation

    Nov 2010 - Oct 2013

  • Sr. Internal Auditor

    Jan 2003 - Jun 2005
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  Kellanova

  Oct 2023 - now

  Provides strategic direction over the SEC Compliance and Reporting process (10K, 10Q, and other SEC filings along with internal executive management reporting. Ensures accurate and timely global financial results are made available in accordance with US GAAP for both internal and external reporting requirements. Global Internal Financial Reporting Control leadership for strategic business initiatives and significant transactions such as M&A, system implementations, transformation, etc.

  • Senior Director, Corporate Controller Group

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Director, Internal Control over Emerging Markets & Significant Transactions

    Oct 2023 - Aug 2024